Treetop Development unloads its portfolio of 12 mixed-use apartment buildings for $60 million; National Real Estate Advisors sells a 111-unit community in Quincy, Mass.; and NorthMarq Capital funds a $13.7 million acquisition loan.

Architects are taking design to the next level by using input from the community to add more meaning to shapes. The Tangram development in Queens, N.Y., is an ode to Flushing, while residents at One Riverside in Philadelphia dictated the final layout of the condominium.

Multifamily transaction volume in 2017 nearly matched 2016's tally, which was the peak for the current cycle. This year, absorption is expected to keep pace with a spate of new supply, leading to modest rent growth.